“Time and tide wait for no man” is one of our oldest sayings, pre-dating modern English and going all the way back to 1225. A true classic, this saying has stood the test of time because of it's simple, fundamental truth; when it comes to longevity, basic is always better.
This list, compiled by Bored Panda, is an ode to all kinds of things that have faced up to the unstoppable force of time, and survived. Their strange, ethereal beauty lies in the stories that they tell; the wear and tear of gravity, friction, repeated use and weather gives you a definite idea of the kind of existence these objects have experienced over the years, and tell a lot about those that used them!
Scroll down below to check out this fascinating list for yourself, as well as previous posts here and here, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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My Brother And I Each Received Identical Teddy Bears When We Were Born. I Loved Mine Just A Bit More...
The loved one, is the one on the left. Stayed with you through thick and thin, and a few washes in the washing machine.
aww! I am 13 and I have had a stuffed penguin named Poppy since birth. she has been through the washing machine, through many stitches, tears, and one day it got so bad that almost all of her stuffing fell out. she had huge rips everywhere. my mom tried to fix her, it did not work. finally, we sent her to a professional place where they fixed her until she was good as new! I still sleep with her. :D :3
♥️♥️♥️ Lilli, that’s so sweet! Thanks for posting. ♥️♥️♥️
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Aw, the one on the left looks like my "little bear"! When he lost an eye, my mom gave him pretend anesthesia before fixing it.
There is hope for the one on the left. If you carefully open it up along a seam, remove the old stuffing, wash the fur, use a comb to help tease out what remains of the fur... then you can restuff your teddy with fresh stuffing, and fix the tears. I have a teddybear encyclopedia that detailed the process, and it's actually pretty straightforward for someone who knows how to hand-sew. I opened up a teddy bear once that had a music box in its chest that had been damaged. I was able to fix it, and close it back up. You'd never know the difference!
I am 34 and received a teddy bear at birth from my father. My now 10 year old son has loved Teddy as his since he was about 9m and still can not sleep with out him. My bear has had and continues to have so much love. I wonder if my grandchild will also get to love him as his own someday? Fills my heart with joy.
This is a quote from the Velveteen Rabbit "you only become real when all your fur has been loved off."
what does love mine more mean? kept nicely and lovingly or played with more often and roughly?
Looks like my son's stuffed elephant! It looks like a rag now but my son love him more than anything else. <3
Teddy is one of the greatest joys in my life, and he has been for 15 years and counting. I don't plan on growing out of him anytime soon!
How long would you have to cuddle or play with that a day to cause it to degrade like that?
Had one like this, it was only a stuffed head really left as rest was limp. It had to be sterilised for me when I went into hospital at 18 months.
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Wear and tear is damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal wear or aging. It is used in a legal context for such areas as warranty contracts from manufacturers, which usually stipulate that damage from wear and tear will not be covered.
Wear and tear is a form of depreciation which is assumed to occur even when an item is used competently and with care and proper maintenance. For example, repeated impacts may cause stress to a hammer's head. This stress is impossible to prevent in the normal use of the tool for its designed task, and any attempt to avert it impedes its functionality. At the same time, it is expected that the normal use of a hammer will not break it beyond repair during a reasonable life cycle.
Source: Wikipedia
This Dog's Favorite Spot
The Glass Globe Of This Light Focused The Sunlight Enough To Burn The Suns Path In The Grass
The phenomenon of wear and tear reflects the second law of thermodynamics, in which objects stray from their original form and function over time unless energy from an external force is used to maintain them. If restoration is impossible an object is regarded as consumable. Parts that are designed to wear inside a machine, like bearings and O-rings are intended to be replaced with new ones; consumables like paper, cardboard, fabrics, and product packaging are designed with a service life commensurate with their intended use. For example, grocery stores may issue customers a paper or plastic sack to carry out groceries, but it is intended that the sack will have a short lifespan before wear and tear would cause it to fail.
Good Boy Spotted In Prague
Moving Around Dumbells With My Foot Wore My Shoes Into Showing My Foots Skeletal Pattern
Durable goods (e.g. automobiles, heavy machinery, mainframe computers, musical instruments, handguns, water heaters) are designed with wear parts that are maintained generally by replacement of parts. One way to determine if a good is durable or not is whether a service technician or repairman would typically attempt repairs on it. A specialist may need to be consulted, such as an auto mechanic, a computer technician, a luthier, a gunsmith, or a plumber. An automobile's engine may be repairable with a simple adjustment or replacement of a single and inexpensive broken part. Similarly, an electric water heater element that fails from years of wear and tear may be replaced rather than the entire water heater.
Whereas an automobile needs consumable fuel and lubricants to operate, components such as tires, seats, and paint are subject to wear and tear and typically are not covered under any warranty when subjected to normal use.
The Cover Of George Orwell's, "1984," Becomes Less Censored With Wear
14 Years Of Scratches
The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign So It Looks Like Its Heavy Metal Style
The Flooring In The Waiting Area At This Pizzeria Is So Worn You Can See The Old Floor
Pigment Stripped From Leaf Because It Spent So Much Time In A Pool
My Girlfriend’s Cat Paces Using The Same Steps Each Day
She has 37 cats. They walk like that to hide their numbers. Cats are cunning beasts
Cobb’s Mat From Eager Tapping When He Hears The Car Pull Up
My Sheaffer Reminder Ballpoint Pen. This Has Been In My Pocket Every Weekday For The Last 15 Years. It Used To Belong To My Grand-Father. I Know He Used It Because The Brass Was Already Starting To Wear Through When I Got It. They Still Make The Refills For It
The Wire Has Worn Into This Rock After Years Of Hikers Walking Over It
The Comparison Of Right Handed And Left Handed People At My High School
My Dad Has Had The Same Wallet For So Long His Driver's License Photo Is Imprinted On The Plastic
Our Local Barber Has Been In Business For As Long As I Can Remember. The Metal Floor Is Worn Down Where He Walks Round The Only Chair Each Day
This Wall Broke Exposing Years Of Layers Of Paint
These Knives At My Work Have Been Used So Much They're Almost Gone
All The Letters On My Gf's Lotion Bottle Started Falling Off
My Mom Bought The Same Stuffed Animal For My Sister In Case She Lost It. After 16 Years, We Found All Four Of Them
My brother had a teddy he called “grey ted” it went everywhere with him and wouldn’t let anyone wash him. Well my nanny managed to get when it’s ear started falling off so she could stitch it up. She washed it too and it came out blue. No one remembered it was originally a blue ted.
My Grandma's Carpet After Moving Her Bed For The First Time In 60 Years
I've Worn Each Hole In This Belt
Staples From Posters After Four Decades
Fake Door At IKEA
I wonder how people still reach for the handle when that image starts to show wear.
This Key After 10 Years Of Entering Orders At My Grandmothers Shop
The Wear Indicators On My Tires Show A Percentage Representative Of The Amount Of Tread Left.
Stairs Built In 1829 vs. 2005
Fax Machine/Scanner Used So Heavily, The Paper Has Cut The Plastic Over Time
Diploma Wall In A Retiring Doctor’s Office
St Peter's Foot At The Vatican After Centuries Of Being Touched By Pilgrims
Safety Inspection Uncovered This At Work
I'd like to know what this is attached to. As in- how close to catastrophe was this?
You Can See Where My Dog Has Gone Up The Stairs For The Last 7 Years
108 Years Of Repaving The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
We Live Next To The Ocean, Here's The Comparison Between The Outside And Inside Doorknob
A Well-Worn Well In The Ancient City Of Bhaktapur In Nepal
I'm A Long-Haul Trucker, Most Of My Shirts Have A Noticeable Seatbelt Line
You Can See How Few People Sit On This Middle Seat By The Wear
Same Boot. Three Years And 6000+ Hours Of Work Difference
I Visited Nintendo Mecca Today And Saw It. "This Game Boy Was Damaged When Barracks Were Bombed During The 1990 - 1991 Gulf War. It Still Works"
The Lettering Has Worn Off The Inside Of This Shoe In A Mildly Amusing Way
The Wear Marks On This Tetherball Pole
25 Years Of Cat Damage In A Vets Office/House
63 Years Of Pocket Wear On A US Silver Dollar
These Tracks Worn Into The Stone Road In Pompeii By Wagon Wheels Thousands Of Years Ago
This Key I’ve Worn As A Necklace Almost Everyday Over The Past Seven Years Finally Wore Through Today
Itchy Cows Have Buffed This Wood Smooth
Walls After Years Of Smoking
I Found A Brand New Version Of My Childhood Teddy Bear At A Flea Market
Was Told To Post This Here. The Local Place I Play Ping Pong At. They Haven’t Changed The Tables In 20 Years
The Missing Paint On These Weights Shows A Bell-Curve Distribution Of The Amount That People Select
This Basketball At An Arcade
The Mark Left Over After My Father Took Off His Wedding Ring For The First Time In 20 Years
This Spot In My High School Where People Pivot On The Stairs
Our Cattle Licked This Post For The Better Part Of 50 Years
15 Year Old Trowel Vs. 2 Year Old Trowel. Same Model, Same Make, Marshalltown 19-12
Three Months Of City Water Through My Water Filter Cartridge. New One On The Left For Comparison
Would very much like to know what city & which country this is....
Hole In Sink Drain With High Pressure
$100 In Circulated $1 Bills Vs. Brand New Stack
My Uber Driver’s Consistent Arm Placement Has Worn The Top Of The Center Console
This Convenience Store Wear Path
Old Globe In My Hometown Library. You Can More Or Less Guess Where It Is
I Put A Sticker On My Guitar 7 Years Ago And Removed It Today. It Left A White Mark From When My Guitar Was New
Boba Fett Had A Fairly Rough Time In The Sarlacc Pit (My Back Pocket) Over The Years
My Friend's Office Chair vs. His New One
A Busker In Malta. You Can See The Notes He Plays The Most
Two Identical Buildings: One Renovated, The Other Not
These Golf Balls At The Mini Golf Course I Work At Became Smooth After Spending A Lot Of Time In A Stream
My Friend Thought I Was Weird Taking A Pic Of This
What Years Of Use In A Commercial Kitchen Looks Like. The Knife On The Left Was Once The Same As The Knife On The Right
Years Of Water-Flow From This Drainage Pipe Has Worn This Bit Of Sidewalk Down To The Rocky Base
Wellworn Chainsaw Gear After 8 Years
15 Years Wear Of Kids Turning A Handle At A Science Museum
Old Workboots Vs. New Workboots
Time to make an old boot graveyard with all of these worn down boots XD
New And Used Air Filter
I Put A Couple Layers Of Boot Polish On One Of My Coworker's Boots Every Day He Was On Vacation... One Of His Boots
This Map's 'You Are Here' Has Been Worn Away From People Pointing It Out
A Key After 12 Years Of Use Vs. The Spare
Got My Passport Renewed: Sad To See "European Union" No Longer On It
Bumps On My Dad’s Wallet From Where His Debit Card Goes
This Is What My Mom’s Fence Post Looks Like Three Years After Adopting Two Cats
This Worn Out Poster Of A Kid Eating Gummy Worms On The Wall Of My Local Gas Station
Said To Give Good Luck
This Hat After 6 Months Working In The Sun
This Dangerously Worn Keypad
What Direct Sunlight Does To A No Smoking Sign
Shoe That Is On The Longboard vs. The Shoe That Does All The Pushing
My Friend Just Cut A Ring Off Her Finger That She Wore For 9 Years
Since I (22F) Was A Baby I’ve Had A Sensory Issue Where I’ve Needed To Rub Something Soft In Order To Be Able To Fall Asleep. This Is The Tail Of The Stuffed Animal I’ve Been Using For The Last 12 Years. I Rub It Every Single Night
Walkways Between Cubicles After An Office Is Dismantled
The Bar On This Slide Is Worn Away By Wedding Rings
Found These Two At A Thrift Store. Must Have Been The Same Owner. (Same Waist/Inseem)
Before And After 41 Years Of Sharpening (Found At Knife Store In Kyoto)
That's a knice metaphor though, even if you get all used up and worn down, and you are not the chef knife you're used to be, you still can be a perfect pairing knife :D
The Wear Of The Tiles Vs. An Area Where People Don’t Use A Lot
Homeless Guy Comes In Every Day, Sits Here, And Shuffles His Feet
A Decade Old Gel Mouse Pad
5 Year Old Wallet Vs. New
Years Of Fear Of Awkward Silences
Just Bought A Brand New Pair Of The Exact Kind That I've Worn For The Past Five Years
Consider yourself lucky, pants usually don't last more than one year for me :D #Treestumpthighs
Our 2 Year Old Ash Can Compared To Our New
This Guy Wore Out His Wooden Floor After 39 Years Of Sitting/Working
Path From Toilets To Exit
The Credit Card Marks From Swiping
New £500 Bundle Of £5 Notes Compared To Used Ones
Unnatural Spoon Angle From Years Of Being Too Eager To Dig Into Really Frozen Ice Cream
My Dads Wedding Ring Has Been Stuck On His Finger For The Past 21 Years. Today It Finally Broke
Must’ve been young when he got married, young people have slimmer fingers. And Linouchka, it’s only been stuck for 21 years, I assume they were married before that and he used to be able to take it off
My Wallet After 15 Months Without A Headphone Jack
My Dad Has Gotten The Exact Pair Of Nike Air Monarchs For 10+ Years
This Worn Out Poster Of A Kid Eating Gummy Worms On The Wall Of My Local Gas Station
The Way This Door Was Worn Down By Its Bell
Another example. Rubbed for luck!! This in a temple in Angkor Wat in Cambodia. These reliefs were just outside a window before a doorway, hence why only the left statue is shiny as this was the closest to the window. cambodia2-...82beb5.jpg 
I am not interested in why only breasts... but why only left one's breasts?
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There's a statue of Margot Fonteyn at the Royal Ballet School in London, and ballet students touch the middle finger for luck each time they walk past. 26-Bronze-...k-Past.jpg 
The right foot of the bronze statue of St. Peter in St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican, Rome) is completely worn away. His other foot, which is tucked back under his robe, has all the toes. The other foot is just a nub! This is caused by people kissing or touching the foot. StPeter-st-a.jpg 
This morning there were more than 100 pics here, now there's 30. Looks like BP is running low on HDD space.
It says above (at end of entries) Note: this post originally had 114 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. The '114 images' is clickable and you'll get access to the rest.
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If you go to the buildings in Jamestown, VA...you will see dips in the stone steps leading to each of the buildings. Wear and tear from people entering and exiting for the past 400+ years.
Another example. Rubbed for luck!! This in a temple in Angkor Wat in Cambodia. These reliefs were just outside a window before a doorway, hence why only the left statue is shiny as this was the closest to the window. cambodia2-...82beb5.jpg
I am not interested in why only breasts... but why only left one's breasts?
Load More Replies... There's a statue of Margot Fonteyn at the Royal Ballet School in London, and ballet students touch the middle finger for luck each time they walk past. 26-Bronze-...k-Past.jpg
The right foot of the bronze statue of St. Peter in St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican, Rome) is completely worn away. His other foot, which is tucked back under his robe, has all the toes. The other foot is just a nub! This is caused by people kissing or touching the foot. StPeter-st-a.jpg
This morning there were more than 100 pics here, now there's 30. Looks like BP is running low on HDD space.
It says above (at end of entries) Note: this post originally had 114 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. The '114 images' is clickable and you'll get access to the rest.
Load More Replies... If you go to the buildings in Jamestown, VA...you will see dips in the stone steps leading to each of the buildings. Wear and tear from people entering and exiting for the past 400+ years.
